Swimming News

Swimmer Natalie du Toit will make history when she leads the South African Paralympic team as the official flag bearer at the opening of the Beijing Paralympics tomorrow.

Todd Cruz, an infielder with the 1983 world champion Baltimore Orioles, has died.

Michael Phelps of the United States celebrates victory in the Men's 100m Butterfly Final held at the National Aquatics Centre during Day 8 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 16, 2008 in Beijing, China.

A Chandler High School swimmer was rescued and resuscitated by her coach Tuesday afternoon after having an epileptic seizure while in the water.

Authorities have identified the swimmer whose body was recovered from the Wisconsin River near downtown Wausau.

Blind swimmer Donovan Tildesley of Vancouver will be Canada's flagbearer for Saturday's opening ceremony of the 2008 Paralympics.

Campbell County Emergency Dispatch has released information from the 911 call about the child's drowning.

The Army Corps of Engineers will release stormwater runoff from Lake Okeechobee, in preparation for rains that may come with the three storms in the Atlantic.

Brussels, September 3: Usain Bolt will run the 100 metres in the fastest field ever assembled at the Van Damme Memorial on Friday, seeking to break the world record for the third time this season.

Five University of Tennessee Lady Vol 2008 Olympians were scheduled to be in Chicago, Ill., today to tape an upcoming segment for the "The Oprah Winfrey Show." UT gold medalist basketball players Tamika ...

Olympic medallist Cassie Patten has been honoured in her home town of Liskeard, Cornwall.

Parents in a Labor Day crowd at a public swimming pool told police they saw a man using an underwater camera to shoot video of young girls.

More than nine years after they caused the drowning death of another man, Kevin Kulikowski and Thomas M. Lyons pleaded guilty to manslaughter today.

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In this Aug. 24, 2008 file photo, U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps, winner of 8 gold medals at the Beijing Olympic, smiles before a news conference in London.

Two men were pulled from West Lake Okoboji after 1 of them began struggling and the other slipped beneath the water.

The body of a 15-year-old Worcester boy was recovered yesterday after the boat he was in capsized in the Chicopee River Saturday night, police said.

Light to moderate aerobic exercise can improve mood for two to four hours following the activity, a researcher at Indiana University said.

Jessicah Schipper has split with her coach. Australian Olympic swimmer Jessicah Schipper has split with her coach because he shared her training secrets with international competitors.

The first flight of evacuees from New Orleans touched down shortly before 5 p.m. Saturday at Fort Smith Regional Airport and bussed to their temporary home at nearby Fort Chaffee.